Well On 30 August 2014 02:58, Musa Jeng <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Which comment in particular are you concern with? I may be able to make > some clarification, as you know context is everything. > > Thank you > ------------------------------ > *From: *"UDP United Kingdom" <[log in to unmask]> > *To: *"and, The" <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent: *Friday, August 29, 2014 1:53:05 AM > > *Subject: *Re: [G_L] We can defeat Jammeh at polls in 2016 - Sidia Jatta > on 2016 Elections > > And by the way, I am glad you said you are not married to any specific > formula because your comments on fatu radio are a bit of a concern to me. > > Thanks > Daffeh > > On Friday, 29 August 2014, UDP United Kingdom <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Brother Musa, I am glad you see the humour in my branding. But as for a >> stumbling block, I think you know better who that is. It is none but Halifa >> Sallah and only Halifa Sallah. You guys keep saying he is principle as if >> the rest of us are a bunch of jelly fish. I am principle too. >> >> Thanks >> Daffeh >> >> On Friday, 29 August 2014, Musa Jeng <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Brother Daffeh: >>> >>> The flip flopper tag put a smile on my face, even though I am sure that >>> was not your intent. This may not make sense to you, but when it comes to >>> coalition as a tactic, I continue to believe that it can give us the change >>> we all yearn for. I am not married to any specific coalition tactic, and >>> will always look for the compromising position that will finally give all >>> Gambians the opportunity to vote and fight to bring an end to the APRC >>> regime. The Daffeh's of this world are the stumbling blocs to our efforts >>> to find a common ground in our struggle against Jammeh, and that is >>> unfortunate. >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: *"UDP United Kingdom" <[log in to unmask]> >>> *To: *"and, The" <[log in to unmask]> >>> *Sent: *Thursday, August 28, 2014 5:16:39 AM >>> *Subject: *Re: [G_L] We can defeat Jammeh at polls in 2016 - Sidia >>> Jatta on 2016 Elections >>> >>> Guys, I was only putting tnt from yurhe records straight because it >>> looks like PDIOS leaders still don't know how to live the life of a >>> dignified elder. They keep distorting facts and misleading people in every >>> step of the way. The coalition debate is not yet around and when the time >>> comes, you will have answers to your concerns. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Daffeh >>> >>> >>> On 28 August 2014 08:31, kejau <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> I think that will only work with a boycott as it will be insane to >>>> follow a candidate who is barred from standing, even if unconstitutionally. >>>> I think UDP should allow negotiations and depart from their party led >>>> coalition even if it means bringing in more delegates proportionate to >>>> their perceived majority or suggest another alternative to their >>>> uncompromising stance. >>>> >>>> KR >>>> Kejau >>>> Sent from Samsung Mobile >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- Original message -------- >>>> From: Demba Baldeh >>>> Date:28/08/2014 08:18 (GMT+01:00) >>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>> Subject: Re: We can defeat Jammeh at polls in 2016 - Sidia Jatta on >>>> 2016 Elections >>>> >>>> A Darboe candidate actually could have worked or could still work and >>>> the governing agenda could be an independent one. See what we are not able >>>> to overcome is that we are not getting anywhere with individual parties. So >>>> if the fear was for one party NOT an individual to dominate the transition >>>> leadership then I think it makes sense to have Darboe lead a coalition >>>> under a different banner.. I think it was pretty much the same as Hamat Bah >>>> leading a coalition under an independent ticket... >>>> >>>> I sincerely think politically the UDP has an advantage either way... It >>>> is a matter of taking us through a transition successfully with the needed >>>> reforms and we can battle it out base on party merits. No political party >>>> should be afraid of contesting under a free and fair system.. >>>> >>>> So the question really is since Darboe is constitutionally ineligible >>>> (unless we find a way to change the existing one) could a formula be >>>> advanced to have him possibly lead a transition under an independent banner >>>> in 2016 and then form a national unity government with five permanent >>>> members for the transition from all the political parties who cannot be >>>> fired by the elected President... Once Jammeh is out and the reforms are >>>> effected Darboe could step aside and allow others including a new UDP >>>> leadership to contest the elections.. >>>> >>>> I think Darboe will be honored to lead a transition of 2 years or 5 >>>> fives... After all he would become President for one term... which may >>>> never be attainable under the current circumstances... Any thoughts... >>>> Again we must brainstorm ideas and look to move forward as a country with >>>> or without individual leadership... >>>> >>>> We can do something Gambians that is historic... Who will be counted is >>>> another issue... >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Demba >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 7:42 PM, UDP United Kingdom < >>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Prior to the coalition meeting of 2011, Hamat was quoted in the media >>>>> as saying that he was going to be a candidate with or without a coalition >>>>> and that those who wants unity should rally behind him and the NRP. >>>>> >>>>> Once it was clear that UDP was not going to be foolish enough to >>>>> embrace Halifa's convention idea, Hamat saw can opportunity for himself to >>>>> became a coalition candidate. He decided to exploit it by declaring his >>>>> support for Halifa's convention proposal. >>>>> >>>>> Knowing fully that the only thing that could keep Hamat in his >>>>> proposed coalition arrangement was his (Hamat) candidacy, Halifa decided to >>>>> grant him his wish and save his own face by withdrawing from the race and >>>>> thereby paving a smooth way for Hamat to become the candidate he so >>>>> uncompromisingly wanted to be. This was how Hamat became associated with >>>>> the convention idea but his position was initially for a Party led allaince >>>>> albeit NRP one. >>>>> >>>>> Another point clarified. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, 28 August 2014, UDP United Kingdom < >>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Well maybe we should wait until the proportion of votes actually >>>>>> changed and then we can talk about another form of coalition. As it stands >>>>>> now, nothing has changed and that means nothing will change in respect to >>>>>> the coalition approach. >>>>>> >>>>>> By the way; the UDP never proposed a Lawyer Darboe led allaince but a >>>>>> UDP led allaince. It was Landing Jallow Sonko who proposed a Lawyer Darboe >>>>>> led allaince and even Darboe himself rejected this saying it is not about >>>>>> him and that the UDP can choose a different candidate if they so wish. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, 28 August 2014, UDP United Kingdom < >>>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Well maybe we should wait until the proportion of votes actually >>>>>>> changed and then we can talk about another form of coalition. As it stands >>>>>>> now, nothing has changed and that means nothing will change in respect to >>>>>>> coalition approach. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By the UDP never proposed a Lawyer Darbboe led allaince but a UDP >>>>>>> led allaince. It was Landing Jallow Sonko who proposed a Lawyer Darboe led >>>>>>> allaince and even Darboe himself rejected this saying it is not about him >>>>>>> and that the UDP can choose a different candidate if they so wish. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, 28 August 2014, Kejau Touray <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> OK, I see, a UDP led coalition, based on the fact that the UDP had >>>>>>>> more votes in 2006 than the rest of the opposition parties. Politics is >>>>>>>> dynamic and it proportion of votes are bound to change, hence the need to >>>>>>>> have elections every five year, otherwise the party with the majority many >>>>>>>> years ago will still be in government if that historic count is what >>>>>>>> counts. I think there is a need now to formulate another coalition formulae >>>>>>>> rather than party led coalition based on historic data if we are serious >>>>>>>> about defeating Jammeh at the polls, especially in the view of the age >>>>>>>> limit and the fact that Hon. Ousainou Darboe may not stand this time even >>>>>>>> if later. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kejau >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you, by the way, kindly remind us what exactly was it that >>>>>>>> UDP proposed? This discourse is important, if we are to avoid a repeat of >>>>>>>> 2011 in 2016. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> KR >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kejau >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>>> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 23:44:58 +0100 >>>>>>>> From: [log in to unmask] >>>>>>>> Subject: We can defeat Jammeh at polls in 2016 - Sidia Jatta on >>>>>>>> 2016 Elections >>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Correction; what actually happened was that the UDP invited all the >>>>>>>> parties to a meeting in order to discuss their coalition proposal. In that >>>>>>>> meeting some parties rejected UDP's proposal while others supported it. >>>>>>>> PDOIS presented a counter proposal which was also not accepted by the UDP, >>>>>>>> GMC, PPP and NRP. However, after the conference has effectively ended but >>>>>>>> before the signing of the communique, NRP changed position and decided to >>>>>>>> support pdois's proposal. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> After the final communique, parties went away and started working >>>>>>>> on their respective preferences of coalition formula and there has not been >>>>>>>> any contact or communication between the parties from this point until >>>>>>>> after the elections when the Group of Six was initiated and later formed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Proportional representation was never part of pdois's proposal. As >>>>>>>> a matter of fact, pdois's coalition proposal's was premised on the concept >>>>>>>> of equality of sovereign parties, something people like myself find utterly >>>>>>>> absurd. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It was at some point when there was a break and before >>>>>>>> negotiation ended, a period of stalemate if you like to call it that, that >>>>>>>> Musa Jeng of STGDP proposed proportional representation as a way of pushing >>>>>>>> UDP towards pdois's line. Barely a week before this, the same Musa Jeng was >>>>>>>> in the media acknowledging the very fundamental concessions UDP made to >>>>>>>> PDOIS and the rest of the country and had argued that PDOIS should accept >>>>>>>> UDP proposal in the light of those concessions as all the essentials were >>>>>>>> present in the proposal. PDOIS never heeded to his advice neither did they >>>>>>>> reciprocate UDP's concessions. The UDP too did not respond to >>>>>>>> Musa's proposal but I took the opportunity to ask him whether in the light >>>>>>>> of his own admission that UDP's proposal contains all the essentials, >>>>>>>> he was now calling for a coalition that was based on the totality of Halifa >>>>>>>> Sallah's will rather than compromise?? That question too was never >>>>>>>> answered. What was however clear is that Musa made a 360 degrees U turn >>>>>>>> within a span of a week or two. A classic flip flopper, isn't he? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There is absolutely nothing whatsoever in pdois's proposal that >>>>>>>> justifies an inter-party primary or convention to choose a coalition >>>>>>>> candidate against all conventions and norms known to coalition politics. >>>>>>>> All the issues they talked about in their Agenda 2011 and 2016 were >>>>>>>> adequately addressed in the UDP proposal and/or by the party's >>>>>>>> representatives at the 2011 coalition meetings. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A UDP presidential candidate is always someone who has been >>>>>>>> democratically elected at a party congress and we expect that parties who >>>>>>>> wish to coalesce with the UDP will respect that sovereign decision of the >>>>>>>> party's general membership as a matter of democracy principle. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> UDP was never invited to nominate 12 delegates neither has it had >>>>>>>> any cause to complain about parties been allocated a given number of >>>>>>>> delegates as the party was not part of the group that subscribed to the >>>>>>>> convention idea and have not been involved in any convention discussion or >>>>>>>> preparation. It never subscribed to it and had nothing to do with it >>>>>>>> whatsoever. Thus, any suggestion to the contrary is a fib. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Like I said above, all the parties were busy working on their >>>>>>>> coalition arrangements and UDP's coalition arrangement had no convention >>>>>>>> component. The party had already done that at its 2010 Jarra Soma >>>>>>>> Congress. They also did not have any contact with PDOIS until after the >>>>>>>> 2011 elections when G6 was initiated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>> Daffeh >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wednesday, 27 August 2014, Kejau Touray <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Honourable Sidia Jatta a former presidential candidate for one of >>>>>>>> the longest standing political parties in The Gambia, PDOIS, uttered these >>>>>>>> remarks at a press conference.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hon Sidia Jatta explained his exertion with facts and figures >>>>>>>> including the fact that even though the opposition parties boycotted the >>>>>>>> last parliamentary elections, the independence without any party support >>>>>>>> and resources pulled 74,000 votes compared to the incumbent party's 84000 >>>>>>>> votes, this clearly shows the fact the electorates want change and are >>>>>>>> ready to change the government come 2016. He reiterated the fact that the >>>>>>>> boycott was aimed at showing Gambians and the world that the elections are >>>>>>>> not fair in The Gambia and that aim has been achieved and that they are not >>>>>>>> poised to plan another boycott. 'We were elbowed out by the incumbent in >>>>>>>> fact and we did not boycott', he said. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> He went unto to say that his party, PDOIS, since the successful >>>>>>>> launch of the political manifesto, have organised rallies and are on a >>>>>>>> village to village campaign trail across the country, meeting and talking >>>>>>>> to Gambians at every bantaba, every compound in every village and town >>>>>>>> about the citizens sovereign rights and explaining the agenda to them, so >>>>>>>> far the response has been fantastic. He further urged all the other >>>>>>>> opposition political parties to follow in their footsteps. i.e. to produce >>>>>>>> a manifesto, go on a campaign trail and sensitize and sell their party >>>>>>>> agendas until mid 2015.and if there is no electoral reforms until then, >>>>>>>> they can come together as a coalition and contest elections as a single >>>>>>>> entity. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This coalition formation will hopefully be in the same way they >>>>>>>> followed last elections until Hamat Bah emerged as the winner over three >>>>>>>> other candidates. It should be recalled that at that three days conference >>>>>>>> held in Kantora hotel in Banjul, when Halifa Sallah of PDOIS withdrew his >>>>>>>> candidature, all the other political parties were invited to invite 12 of >>>>>>>> their supporters across the country and they all obliged except UDP who >>>>>>>> complaint that they were the biggest political party and the organisers >>>>>>>> then told them to invite more, upto 15 but they did not think even that was >>>>>>>> good enough for them. Many observers believe that if Ousainou Darboe of UDP >>>>>>>> has subjected himself to that process, he would have been overwhelmingly >>>>>>>> been elected to lead the coalition. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.gambiadaily.co.uk/1-getting-started >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>>> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:09:04 +0100 >>>>>>>> From: [log in to unmask] >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: STRATEGIC AND GERMANE ADVISE FROM M NYANG courtesy >>>>>>>> GAINAKO >>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well YJ, NADD was about a united front. Process, i.e., flag >>>>>>>> bearer, was the main difficulty. It is still an issue lurking in the >>>>>>>> background, but there is no question a NADD-type structure can do the work. >>>>>>>> A lot of people appear to have no faith in the electoral process but that >>>>>>>> may be a function of misunderstanding how a fully united front may respond >>>>>>>> to the challenges thrown up by a lawless electoral system. I have discussed >>>>>>>> my approach as far back as 2004-2005. Level of unity and commitment is the >>>>>>>> only issue, and I'm unsure about the preparedness of the party leaders to >>>>>>>> utilise all the available options in dealing with the current system. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A simpler way of understanding Nyang's contention re the Diaspora >>>>>>>> is to ask what we can do to practically influence matters on the ground >>>>>>>> given our separation from the main theatre of operations. In other words, >>>>>>>> the Diaspora has a role but that role is not overall leadership. No one >>>>>>>> resident in the Diaspora can be an electoral flag bearer, and the same >>>>>>>> applies to even to leadership of a mass uprising. The geography of the >>>>>>>> transaction cannot allow that but there are elements in the Diaspora that >>>>>>>> appear not to understand that our proper function, as long as we are away >>>>>>>> form the ground, must remain a supporting role. In the ordinary run of >>>>>>>> events, Professor Jammeh's successor will not come from the Diaspora. How >>>>>>>> is this controversial? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As earlier stated, even a citizen uprising cannot be led from the >>>>>>>> Diaspora. What is the obsession then with leading when none of the >>>>>>>> available routes to change can be implemented from the Diaspora? Annoying >>>>>>>> the Professor through immense humiliation in the Diaspora is not the same >>>>>>>> thing as deposing his government, and a Gambia without his government is >>>>>>>> what this fight is about >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Nyang's position is spot on and if we can have a truly united front >>>>>>>> of the *bona fide* opposition parties, we are more than 90% on the >>>>>>>> home stretch. I'm economical with words but I'm certain you got my drift. >>>>>>>> Home is where the action will always be! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> LJDarbo >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 15:03, Y Jallow <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> LJD - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for sharing. This is a good submission from our resident, >>>>>>>> Nyang. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Nyang have some great points. It is true that the opposition home >>>>>>>> are an instrumental element in this equation even though I personally >>>>>>>> understand the frustration of the Diaspora forces. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In his piece though, Nyang is suggesting that any unity effort be >>>>>>>> built from the previous miscarriage, NADD. The logic is a little scary. >>>>>>>> Well, NADD didn't work, or at least safely said that it was aborted by the >>>>>>>> many KEY players. That a reason to try a new model of unity. So I think the >>>>>>>> Diaspora weren't ignorant. It is combination of frustration, interest in a >>>>>>>> democratic process, and a wish to see some activities to counter the >>>>>>>> criminal regime. I will not rule out some mistakes or even over excitement, >>>>>>>> or better put as playing too much with democratic book teachings. It is all >>>>>>>> healthy even though some of the actions are simply a turnoff. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Must I say that, any route for another NADD will another waste of >>>>>>>> time, or at least repeating history, because Halifa, Waa Juwara, Lawyer >>>>>>>> Darboe, Hamat Bah, Barrister Fatty, OJ and Gomez didn't agree on things, >>>>>>>> and the G-N (6, 5, 4, 3, ...whatever that exact number is) didn't see >>>>>>>> fruition. If this cannot be worked out, I am seriously wondering how >>>>>>>> another effort in that direction will solve this problem. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On the new empowerment, the Diaspora forces are blessed with some >>>>>>>> key resources like the online radios, internet, freedom to speech/assembly >>>>>>>> which is very effective in exposing and countering dictatorship. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To suggest that the only way is to rally through the opposition >>>>>>>> back home might not be accurate. I know many are opposed to the toppling of >>>>>>>> the criminal regime through the military or citizen uprising. Such a method >>>>>>>> of seeing democracy (eventually) shouldn't be ruled out even though it >>>>>>>> comes with some problems and I am not being inconsiderate at of the dangers >>>>>>>> associated with such an undertaking . I have a very strong feeling that it >>>>>>>> is just a matter of time here but the political temperature suggests that >>>>>>>> the inevitable will happen sooner than expected. I couldn't convince my >>>>>>>> mind otherwise. It is time to defend yourselves. It is time to do it in a >>>>>>>> way to liberate country. It is Jihad (struggle), and it one way to free >>>>>>>> your nation. Look up to the pioneers of democracy, therein lies the >>>>>>>> solution. In our own, elections to remove Jammeh and establishment of a >>>>>>>> healthy democracy is a long term agenda, and for the short time, Jammeh >>>>>>>> needs to be booted out by any necessary means. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On a note, great piece Nyang. I appreciate your substance, >>>>>>>> independence, and like LJD, I too celebrate your submissions. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Happy labor holiday in advance! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>> Yero. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "There is no god but Allah; & Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kind Regards, >>>>>>>> Yero. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:22:50 +0100 >>>>>>>> From: [log in to unmask] >>>>>>>> Subject: STRATEGIC AND GERMANE ADVISE FROM M NYANG courtesy GAINAKO >>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> or Political Change >>>>>>>> [image: download (3)] >>>>>>>> The Bends, the Curves, the Home-Straight, Keeping the Eyes on the >>>>>>>> Prize Towards a Strategic Home and Diaspora partnership for Political Change— >>>>>>>> August 26, 2014 0 Comments 12 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> translation servicesTranslate | French translationSpanish >>>>>>>> translationtranslate Germantranslate Chinese >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *[image: Gambian Flag]Part 2 of 3* >>>>>>>> By Modou Nyang >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In the contours of democratic political change in the Gambia the >>>>>>>> climax in the collaboration between home and diaspora forces is represented >>>>>>>> in the ushering of NADD into the country’s political lexicography. And now >>>>>>>> any subsequent partnership must aim at improving upon that milestone of >>>>>>>> political architecture if it is to help deliver the change that still >>>>>>>> eludes us in this past two decades. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Gambia is not at a political standstill and its narrative >>>>>>>> cannot be etched anew at the back of historical perspectives. What is to >>>>>>>> follow if it is to be durable must learn from the past in order to >>>>>>>> construct a tenable future. Recent efforts in the diaspora at organizing >>>>>>>> the multitude of voices into a unified force seems all but inflicted with >>>>>>>> ignorance if not the total disregard of past lessons. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Diaspora Gambians are becoming more engaged and interested in the >>>>>>>> political life of their country and that is a good thing. From the ire and >>>>>>>> disgust shown following the killings of the nine prisoners in 2012 and now >>>>>>>> to every policy utterance in Banjul that deviates from the accepted norms >>>>>>>> and dictates of the laws of the country, young men and women are paying >>>>>>>> attention and sharing their views. For the first time in Gambian history >>>>>>>> protest marches were organized from London to New York, Atlanta and >>>>>>>> Brussels, Seattle and Dakar to show displeasure in Jammeh’s unwarranted >>>>>>>> killing of the prisoners. And now because it seems the only potent tool at >>>>>>>> their disposal protests marches and demonstrations is now the rallying call >>>>>>>> for the activists. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But protestations and manifestations especially in far flung lands >>>>>>>> away from the main theater might take too long if ever they will bear the >>>>>>>> desired effect of changing the status quo in Banjul. And herein lies the >>>>>>>> need to link the actions in the diaspora with those on the ground for >>>>>>>> maximal effect. The fact that people can confront president Jammeh in New >>>>>>>> York and hurl invectives at him without being reprimanded is a good enough >>>>>>>> reason not to ask the guy in the streets of Serekunda to do the same >>>>>>>> because he will not enjoy similar fate as his contemporary in New York. >>>>>>>> Preaching to the choir is never a savvy political device. >>>>>>>> What the young men and women in the Gambia have at their disposal >>>>>>>> is to organize around existing political instruments to manifest their >>>>>>>> displeasure at what is happening in their country. In the existing >>>>>>>> political infrastructure, opposition forces have at their base the youths >>>>>>>> representing a critical element with the capability to galvanizing their >>>>>>>> country folks into action and taking back their country and refocusing its >>>>>>>> course. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But often in the diaspora activists dismiss as simpletons every >>>>>>>> talk about rallying the cause for change through legal democratic means. >>>>>>>> And the wonder in that is how come a protester in New York considers his >>>>>>>> actions more effectual than the one that organizes internally and close to >>>>>>>> home and to undoing the common problem. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Fact is, political change is brought about through the >>>>>>>> manifestations of the internal dynamics of a given society and such affects >>>>>>>> need to be worked on actively in order to attain the desired effect. >>>>>>>> Passivity is never a potent political tool and cannot be a wholesome >>>>>>>> substitute for active internal organization. What is required is the >>>>>>>> coupling of the two for optimal gain. This is why diaspora Gambians must >>>>>>>> build on their united efforts for protestations and move on to concretely >>>>>>>> charting strategies and activities with the ground forces. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Change can never be sustained at the back of the people. Hence the >>>>>>>> opposition forces must be encouraged and enabled in their work to organize >>>>>>>> the people. Only an organized people can withstand the most arduous of >>>>>>>> challenges thrown in their path to salvation. And this crucial work can >>>>>>>> only be implemented in today’s Gambia, by those on the ground working with >>>>>>>> the people. In the Gambia there exist no civil society body that is >>>>>>>> invested in the business of organizing the people around their civic rights >>>>>>>> and responsibilities. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Needless to say, the opposition parties are the only existing >>>>>>>> lifeline for democratic change in the Gambia and they most intensify their >>>>>>>> work in preparing and agitating the people for change. And for Gambians in >>>>>>>> the diaspora, even if only for a moment will pause the ecstatic frenzy for >>>>>>>> nothingness and direct their energy towards a holistic partnership with the >>>>>>>> ground forces, the current madness in Banjul will be confined to its right >>>>>>>> place: the dustbin of history. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1,035 total views, 1,035 views today >>>>>>>> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To >>>>>>>> unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web >>>>>>>> interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To >>>>>>>> Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >>>>>>>> http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To >>>>>>>> contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >>>>>>>> [log in to unmask] >>>>>>>> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >>>>>>>> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To >>>>>>>> unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of 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